Mother and child injured in carpark mishap

Jared Lynch -Feb 25, 2013

A mother and her four-year-old son have suffered severe leg injuries after an elderly driver pinned them to the wall at a car park in Melbourne's eastern fringe.

Police said the driver, who is believed to be aged between 75-80, drove forward instead of backwards, pinning the two against the wall of a Bunnings hardware store on the Maroondah Highway at Chirnside Park about 1.40pm on Monday.

A police spokeswoman said the driver suffered "a medical condition", which caused the accident.

The child was flown to the Royal Children Hospital, while the mother, 30, was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

An ambulance spokeswoman said the driver was not injured but was "clearly distressed by the incident". He was taken to the Maroondah Hospital for observation.